Could Cork be ‘Independent’?

Ireland is the second most centralised country in the OECD: its counties and regions are (politically) very weak by international standards.

Across government - whether it's health, housing, water or immigration - powerful arms of national government set the agenda with little room for independent local decision-making.

In this video, we explore the alternative to centralism - localism - through the lens of the county with arguably the strongest 'independent' streak: Cork.

Our thanks to Professor Deiric Ó Broin of DCU for speaking to us on this subject.

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Some useful links:

https://www.oecd.org/regional/multi-l...
http://local-autonomy.andreasladner.c...

Thanks for watching,
The Polysee Team

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